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Farrar, you’re right, I guess he does have some ideas, however he worries about Chemistry because he said it did not make sense to him. This past year he used Discovering Chemistry in a co-op with a very good teacher, but he said he did not understand much. Because of this, I was hesitant to sign him up for any chemistry classes at the college. He does not mind to be around people if it he doesn’t have to talk too much. He prefers to work alone. Lawyer&mom, this is a student who has been struggling all his life with speech delay and comprehension. His IQ was estimated at around 80 when he was 11. I don’t know if it was accurate. He can’t carry on a good conversation, yet he can do quadratics in his head 😆 He has come so far but he still struggles with comprehension and higher order thinking ideas or concepts. He is determined to work very hard and he has an incredible grit but we have to set realistic goals. If he fails chemistry he might lose his scholarship. As far as computers, he has a hard time grasping how things work. His older brother is a computer science major and does not recommend this field for him. Not sure if exec. functioning has to do with this, but so far, he has been good with all his assignments, submitting everything on time even if he took 4 heavy classes this summer. I would like to nail it the first time and hit the right degree for him but I guess it will involve some trial and error…I am already encouraged by just you two posting here and, in my turn, I will encourage him to apply to anything he wants, even if it requires chemistry.
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My son is a senior and has no idea what to do after high school. He is interested in the medical field and loves anatomy, biology, he is great with memorization, however his social skills are not the best and he worries about chemistry and physics. He is currently dual enrolled (made high As in College Algebra and Statistics) and is expected to graduate high school with AA. He has a 4.0 gpa in all his college classes and had a high ACT score. He qualified for 100% merit scholarship. He was thinking healthcare informatics, but he is not good with learning software, anything that has to do with computers I think is too hard. He also is interested in working in a medical lab, but like I said, he is worried about chem and physics. He is also thinking about radiation therapy, nuclear medicine, or ultrasound technician. He would be good in a career that has repetitive steps. He is very hard worker, passionate, and dedicated. Only one month left to apply for college and we have no idea where! I would appreciate any advice.
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My son has all of these and I am proud to say that as an 11th grader he completed his first college classes with A. He got the highest score in his class in math and throughout the semester he got nothing under 96 while the average class in all tests were between 40-69. I want to encourage those of you with younger children to never give up hope and to keep working with them at their level and they will succeed. My son defied any prognosis and has high goals that I am sure he will reach despite all the labels and struggles. My advice is this : keep reading to them a lot and make them read a lot; do math every day and keep cementing one concept at a time until mastered. It might take a lot of tears from both of you but I assure you, it will be all worth it in the end. Starting in middle school, we used Unlock Math and it was a huge success because he could have unlimited practice and online tutoring. Their Algebra gave my son such a strong foundation that after Algebra 1 he took the college placement test and placed very high in College Algebra. So he skipped Algebra 2 and it was still a breeze. For writing, narrations, dictations helped immensely, then a College Prep class at the homeschool coop was a blessing and a true prep for college writing. He also had a writing tutor who helped him, it was a speech therapist paid by our insurance. If you have an older child, I would love to hear their success story to encourage others with younger ones.
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College Algebra or Intermediate?
blessedmom3 replied to blessedmom3's topic in High School and Self-Education Board
I think it is too late to register for summer, unfortunately. Plus, he works 30 hours/week until August. -
Rising Junior who wants to dual-enroll, placed high in College Algebra PERT ( college placement test) but he hasn’t taken Algebra 2 yet. I don’t want him to struggle in college courses, but since he is older and only allowed 4 semesters to dual-enroll, is it wise to skip Algebra 2 or Intermediate Algebra? I assume he placed so high either because he guessed some answers or because of the rigor of his Algebra 1 curriculum. He does struggle a bit with harder rationals and graphs. His score was 130 in PERT. I appreciate wise thoughts.
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What is the best choice for a senior who is finishing his AA before the end of high school. 1. Apply to MIT or Georgia Tech but his classes/credits likely won't be accepted. I think Georgia Tech might accept his English, Calculus and Physics, so 9 credits out of 60. 2 . Apply to a state university, where ALL 60 credits are accepted and he can go straight to junior. So he will only have 2 years to complete a bachelor. He has almost perfect SAT,very high GPA and extra curr. He would have a good shot at his preferred university, but he does not like the idea to stay 2 extra years in school. He will apply to about 5, in state and out of state, but at this time we are not 100% sure what is the best decision in case he will be accepted to his preferred ones. Can anyone give us any insight/advice?
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Notanumber, just curious, what level is your 8yo working on? She must be really smart to be able to solve this! At 8, most kids barely learn their facts.
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Brilliant, thank you for both examples. Super helpful!
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She drew some bars like she learned in Singapore Math. First, one bar (unit) for Paul and 5 bars for Dad. Then she drew Paul one bar and dad 4 bars. She added + 3 years then she got stuck. Honestly, I don't know how to solve it without a traditional algebra equation but there must be a simpler way.
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We need help to solve this problem in an non-algebra way and easy to explain to a 6th grader. This is from CLE Math 6th grade. Paul's dad is 5 times as old as Paul. In 3 years, Paul will be 1/4 his dad's age. What are their ages now?
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Wonderful! My son just finished it today with a 97% in the final and 95 overall. It took him 12 months to complete it because he had to repeat some concepts he struggled with or if he got under 85-90% . It was so beneficial to have the unlimited practice for each chapter or lesson in order to master each concept. BEST upper math program ever !
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Shormann Algebra Reviews?
blessedmom3 replied to RubyPenn's topic in High School and Self-Education Board
I bought Jacob’s as well and thought it looked intensive for me. We still use & love Unlock Math! I am also pleasantly surprised that unlike other online math programs it incorporates higher order thinking skills and not just in the ‘challenge’ problems as they call them. They are mixed in the practice and stay sharp sections among simpler, procedural,ones. For me it is easier to go in the kids’ accounts and check only what they did wrong and go over the mistakes to make sure they get it. The solutions are given to them right away after they click submit, but I am afraid my kids (younger middle schoolers) will just skim through in a hurry without reading and trying to understand the solution. There are some minor issues that I hope they will fix in the future ( like if the student enters capital variable it is wrong— it has to be lowercase) but this is insignificant to the benefit of what it offers! Happy mom, happy kids finally, after I have a whole collections of Algebra textbooks 🙂 -
Shormann Algebra Reviews?
blessedmom3 replied to RubyPenn's topic in High School and Self-Education Board
My son has used it; I thought it was a decent math program. Similar to Saxon—incremental and lots of review, so if your student doesn’t learn that way it won’t work. The geometry part was a little weak IMO. We had to supplement with another geometry book. My son placed in College Algebra at a local college after using Shorman Algebra II. He is a strong math student and I was surprised he did not place higher. Shorman claims you can pass CLEP after Algebra II but I am not so sure. I am glad he took Algebra II at the college though; it was a good review for him and it filled in the gaps. For my next children, we have decided to go with Unlock Math. They just started Algebra I and love it! The set up of the program is wonderful and we love that it shows on the screen only one exercise/problem at a time. The videos are high quality, concise and very clear, speaking directly to the student, versus a computer screen in Shormann. They are also shorter than Shorman’s. If they struggle with a concept, the computer generates another set of problems and records the highest grade. If they still struggle, there is a chat button to ask directly a certified math teacher!!! My kids thought that was so cool. The teacher answered immediately! I have asked before here about the scope and sequence and someone replied that they thought it is comparable to any rigorous algebra program. ( you can search here, it was only about a week ago) I know you did not ask about another math program, but we are so excited to have found it and I had to share!